Saigon shaken
Explosion rocks dump
SAIGON — (UPI) — An ammunition dump at the huge U.S. Bien Hoa military complex outside Saigon exploded tonight, sending a plume of flame and smoke and shock waves rolling over the capital.
Military sources said the ammunition dump was located about seven miles from downtown Saigon at Long Inh which is on the fringes of the sprawling Bien Hoa area.
Hundreds of residents rushed into the streets and clustered around the river bank gazing at bright flames and a towering funnel of smoke clearly visible on the night horizon.
cracked windows in the downtown area.
The blast shook buildings and
There was no immediate word on casualties or whether the explosions were caused by Communist sabotage or an accident.
The Bien Hoa area is a huge American complex with a large air base.
LBJ reaffirms commitment to Thais
BANGKOK, Thailand — (UPI) — President Johnson received a cheering welcome from hundreds of thousands of Thais in this exotic templed city today and told the spunky nation that "America keeps its commitments" to protect its friends from Communist aggression.
"Our passion is peace," Johnson said in his arrival in Bangkok. "But we are committed to the proposition that no nation shall dominate another in the Pacific."
AS A MEMBER of the Southeast Asia treaty organization
Johnson hailed Thailand as an ally "in a common cause."
Daily Kansan Friday, October 28,1966
"And I repeat to you," the President declared. "America keeps its commitments."
UNITED NATIONS — (UPI)— The United States and Britain asked Security Council help today to avert a possible war between Israel and Syria. The crisis was heightened by reports Arab saboteurs had halted rail service to three cities in Israel.
Crisis heightens
They taced a possible veto from the Soviet Union which supports Syria.
WASHINGTON — (UPI)— U.S. officials believe that Communist China may have medium-range missiles with nuclear warheads in operation as early as next year and can develop ocean-spanning
Reds raise missile power
types in less than 10 years.
Their assessment of Peking's missile capability came on the heels of a Red Chinese announcement yesterday of a successful guided missile test.
BLUE PUDDING
SWANSEA, Wales — (UPI) — A teacher preparing lunch for her 16 charges in a primary school here mistook rat poison for oatmeal and sprinkled it generously on the rice pudding.
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The pudding turned blue and the kids refused to eat it.
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